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#9 Lavon Williams

Class  RS SR/TRFrom  East Texas A&M (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'10" · 190 lbHometown  San Antonio, TX · Roosevelt

Depth-chart placement

Current role

FS2

Placement

Backup

Room

Safety

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Lavon Williams holds the FS · Backup spot in Illinois Fighting Illini’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterMatthew BaileyStarter

FS · StarterMac ResetichStarter

NB · StarterXavier ScottStarter

SS · BackupXanai ScottBackup

FS · BackupLavon WilliamsBackup

NB · BackupDeuce FillmoreBackup

Transfer history

2026East Texas A&M→Illinois Fighting Illini

Background & career

Lavon Williams is a redshirt senior member of the Illinois roster. He is from San Antonio, TX and attended Roosevelt. He joined the program as a transfer from East Texas A&M.

East Texas A&Mthrough 2025

Illinois2026 — present

Previous schoolEast Texas A&MOriginSan Antonio, TX · Roosevelt